RE: Issue with IP Address assignment during unattended setup

Hello Gunter

Did you saw this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920293

Also check this article about using the MAC address:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc738608.aspx

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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"Gunter Danzeisen" wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am using a unattend file for a W2k3 R2 SP2 installation. The answer file
> also sets the IP addresses of the three NIC. However, after the setup is
> finished the NIC are configured as DHCP.
>
> Any ideas what's wrong? The unattend.txt file looks like this.
>
> [Networking]
> InstallDefaultComponents=No
>
> [NetAdapters]
> Adapter01=params.Adapter01
> Adapter02=params.Adapter02
> Adapter03=params.Adapter03
>
> [params.Adapter01]
> ConnectionName="t_dir_zone"
> PCIBusNumber=3
> PCIDeviceNumber=0
> PCIFunctionNumber=0
>
> [params.Adapter02]
> ConnectionName="heartbeat"
> PCIBusNumber=6
> PCIDeviceNumber=0
> PCIFunctionNumber=0
>
> [params.Adapter03]
> ConnectionName="t_mgmt_dir_zone"
> PCIBusNumber=0
> PCIDeviceNumber=7
> PCIFunctionNumber=0
>
> [NetClients]
> MS_MSClient=params.MS_MSClient
>
> [NetServices]
> MS_SERVER=params.MS_SERVER
> MS_WLBS=params.MS_WLBS
>
> [params.MS_WLBS]
> AdapterSections=params.MS_WLBS.Adapter1
>
> [params.MS_WLBS.Adapter1]
> SpecificTo=Adapter1
> HostPriority=1
> ClusterModeOnStart=1
> ClusterIPAddress=192.37.56.84
> ClusterNetworkMask=255.255.255.240
> DedicatedIPAddress=192.37.56.85
> DedicatedNetworkMask=255.255.255.240
> ClusterName=tdir.pki.novartis.intra
> MulticastSupportEnable=0
> RemoteControlEnabled=0
>
> [NetBindings]
> Enable=MS_WLBS,Adapter1
>
> [NetProtocols]
> MS_TCPIP=params.MS_TCPIP
>
> [params.MS_TCPIP]
> DNSDomain=pki.novartis.intra
> UseDomainNameDevolution=No
> EnableLMHosts=No
> AdapterSections=params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1,params.MS _TCPIP.Adapter2,params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter3[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter1] SpecificTo=Adapter1 DHCP=no IPAddress=192.37.56.85,192.37.56.84 SubnetMask=255.255.255.240,255.255.255.240 DefaultGateway=192.37.56.81 WINS=no NetBIOSOptions=2 DisableDynamicUpdate=Yes[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter2] SpecificTo=Adapter2 DHCP=no IPAddress=192.37.56.87 SubnetMask=255.255.255.240 WINS=no NetBIOSOptions=2 DisableDynamicUpdate=Yes[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter3] SpecificTo=Adapter3 DHCP=no IPAddress=192.37.56.213 SubnetMask=255.255.255.240 WINS=no NetBIOSOptions=2 DisableDynamicUpdate=Yes[NetOptionalComponents] SNMP=1